Post Game: Mets 4, Cubs 1
The Mets defeated the Cubs by the score of 4-1 this afternoon in Chicago.
For a full recap and box score, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
Nelson Figueroa was splendid this afternoon, pitching into the eighth inning and allowing just a run on six hits, and a career-best 10 strikeouts on the afternoon.
Figueroa helped his own cause with an RBI single as part of a two run fourth inning, which included an Anderson Hernandez triple.
The Mets knocked out Carlos Zambrano after slamming him for 11 hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Angel Pagan added three hits to the Mets 12 hit attack.
Another weird defensive play that the Mets fell victim to came in the eighth inning when Milton Bradley cued one out to Luis Castillo who appeared to catch the ball but he attempted to make a play at first, and Bradley was called safe – luckily Brian Stokes was able to induce a 4-6-3 double play to avoid any damage.
Francisco Rodriguez earned his 236th career save.
Other Observations and Notes:
Is it autumn already? 57 degrees at game time at Wrigley Field.
Everyone in the starting lineup had atleast one hit for the Mets.
Luis Castillo plays a strange second base to say the least at this point, but he has had a fantastic year at the plate.
Jon Lovitz performed “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch, then did the play-by-play poorly in the bottom of the seventh inning and top of the eighth inning for WGN – he didn’t know that he was sitting next to Bob Brenly.
In the two wins on this road trip so far, the Mets have 29 hits and have scored 14 runs – in the four losses, they have 33 hits and 10 runs.
Up Next:
The Mets head to Coors Field in Denver for the opener of a three game series against the Rockies, with Mike Pelfrey facing a pitcher to be determined, Tuesday at 8:40 pm.
